Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Just Officially Moved—and Scientists Just Updated Its Position

Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move again, drifting closer to Siberia with a pace and behavior that have puzzled scientists for decades. Why does this phenomenon matter, and what does it mean for the technology we rely on every day? Recent updates to a critical navigation model shed light on these shifts, but they also raise intriguing questions about Earth’s magnetic field and its future.

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The magnetic north pole is on the move, and its latest shift has significant implications for global navigation systems. Scientists have released an updated World Magnetic Model (WMM), revealing that the pole is now closer to Siberia than it was five years ago and continues its drift toward Russia. This update is crucial for ensuring the accuracy of GPS systems used by planes, ships, and even smartphones. But why does magnetic north move, and what does this mean for our understanding of Earth’s magnetic field?

Why Magnetic North Matters: The Science Behind the Drift

Unlike the geographic North Pole, which remains fixed, the magnetic north pole is determined by Earth’s ever-shifting magnetic field. This field is generated by the churning of molten metals in Earth’s core, creating a dynamic and unpredictable magnetosphere. Over the past few decades, the movement of magnetic north has been anything but steady.

  • Unprecedented Speed Changes: In the 1990s, the pole’s drift accelerated dramatically, reaching speeds of up to 34.2 miles (55 kilometers) per year. By 2015, it slowed to about 21.7 miles (35 kilometers) per year, a change that baffled scientists.
  • Impact on Navigation: The World Magnetic Model, updated every five years, is essential for maintaining the accuracy of GPS systems. Without these updates, errors in navigation could accumulate, affecting everything from commercial flights to military operations.

Dr. Arnaud Chulliat, a senior research scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, explains, “The more you wait to update the model, the larger the error becomes. Our forecast is mostly an extrapolation given our current knowledge of the Earth’s magnetic field.”

The New World Magnetic Model: What’s Changed?

On December 17, scientists released two versions of the WMM: the standard model and a high-resolution version. While the high-resolution model offers greater precision, most consumer GPS devices rely on the standard model, which remains sufficient for everyday use.

  • Standard Model: With a spatial resolution of approximately 2,051 miles (3,300 kilometers) at the equator, this version is widely used in commercial and military navigation systems.
  • High-Resolution Model: Offering a resolution of about 186 miles (300 kilometers) at the equator, this version is more powerful but requires specialized hardware to utilize.

Dr. William Brown, a geophysicist with the British Geological Survey, notes, “Major airlines will upgrade the navigation software across their entire fleets of aircraft to load in the new model. But for most people, the switch isn’t necessary.”

This Image Shows Magnetic Declination, Or The Angle Between Magnetic And Geographic North, According To The World Magnetic Model Released In 2025
This image shows magnetic declination, or the angle between magnetic and geographic north, according to the World Magnetic Model released in 2025. Red is magnetic north to the east of geographic north; blue is to the west. BGS/UKRI/Wessel, P./W. H. F. Smith

Magnetic North vs. True North: A Tale of Two Poles

The geographic North Pole, or “true north,” is a fixed point where all lines of longitude converge. In contrast, the magnetic north pole is the northernmost point of Earth’s magnetic field, which is constantly in motion due to the convective activity in Earth’s core.

  • Historical Drift: Since its discovery in 1831 by British explorer Sir James Clark Ross, magnetic north has drifted from northern Canada toward Russia. By 2000, it had left Canadian shores entirely.
  • Daily Movement: Magnetic north traces an elliptical path of about 75 miles (120 kilometers) daily, making its position a moving target for navigation systems.

The latest WMM update confirms that the pole’s drift toward Russia will continue, though at a slower pace. However, scientists remain cautious. “It could change its rate, or even speed up again,” says Brown. “We will continue to monitor the field and assess the performance of the WMM.”

The Future of Earth’s Magnetic Field: What Lies Ahead?

The animation above shows the magnetic north pole’s drift from 1840 to 2019. ESA/geoGraphics

Earth’s magnetic field has undergone dramatic changes in the past, including complete polarity reversals where magnetic north and south poles flip. These reversals, which occur roughly once every million years, can take thousands of years to complete and have significant implications for life on Earth.

  • Impact on Technology: A weakened magnetic field during a reversal could disrupt radio communication, scramble navigation systems, and endanger satellites.
  • Effects on Wildlife: Migratory animals that rely on the magnetic field for navigation, such as whales, butterflies, and sea turtles, could face challenges during a reversal.

While life on Earth has survived multiple magnetic reversals, modern technology has never experienced one. “It would certainly be an interesting time for engineers to adapt our technology to,” says Brown. “But hopefully, they’d have a slow, centuries-long buildup to prepare.”

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25 thoughts on “Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Just Officially Moved—and Scientists Just Updated Its Position”

  1. Please explain. GPS navigation, the standard used by most, relies on global satellite positions. These satellites are in geo-stable orbits. Stable in exact position over the globe. Moving magnetics changes nothing.
    What am I missing?

  2. How does this movement affect our weather patterns. ? What about the fantasy of climate change ?

  3. The Sun control’s are magnetic moves it is responsible for the waves and the movement here on earth I can see it when the sun comes in my house in the daytime also there’s a big change coming from the Sun when it gets bombarded by asteroids causing a massive solar storm then we have problems with an asteroid hits the Sun the backsplash like hitting Us in the explosion part we’re bounces back goes up in vaporizes and turns into a solar flare no I’m multiple asteroids hit at once then you just order storm cuz it’s a hell of f****** solar flares just well combined and wrapped in one

  4. I’m not going blind yet but I have been starring at the Sun for a long while now I have figured out how to see any asteroids that miss the Sun and come twords us and the other thing is that I can see the planets that are around near the sun ☀️🌞 there’s 100,000 asteroids around the sun we’ll close to the sun their fuel for the Sun like food when we run out of the 100,000 then we’re going to have to fuel the sun ourselves that’s true during gassy rocks the gas is what feels the Sun when they hit it so if it runs out of fuel runs out of food then how is it going to keep going we’re going to have to fuel it hypothetically speaking I can see a lot better now that I stare at the Sun I mean really better so I don’t think I’m going blind the gorillas aren’t blind is there a bunch of blind gorillas in the jungle no they didn’t say nothing about blind girls in a jungle and they still did send every morning and every night the sun is a magnifying glass and looking glass all day off and on don’t look at it when it’s a magnifying glass for sure are the animals blind no they’re not

  5. Maybe the UNIVERSE is teling us something, the NP should be in RUSSIA as it is pointing to the country that could save the world from IDIOTS LIKE DONALD FRUMP and the NAZI CONTROLLED WESTERN HEGEMONY

  6. The earth shifted mass weights again changing magnetic field…… you know the earth quakes the the platelets shifting causing sunomies volcanos that allow the shifting of weights and the fires burning millions of tons of trees and structures, the mining of everything we humans need today the dams we built ,the relocating of mass weights we humans do to earth heck even mass migration of people…..the ocean can only absorb so much shock and turbulence, it’s like a tire out of balance if you put liquid in it it smooths out , heck even earth’s temperatures rise because of added frictional heat inside of earth, the more earth shifts this weight the more heat is made…..

  7. The pop-ups are so annoyingly repetitive I’m now blocking this site and I will never return to dailygalaxy.com

  8. I would like to know more about studies that have been done by scientists to ascertain when did the last complete pole reversal actually happen?

  9. Hey watch out what you say there is no nazi controlled anything you f###ing idiot and never say or compare our president Donald Trump to any stupid shit if you don’t like it here move because 90% of the people voted him in so shut the fuck up

  10. O my God, let’s look at this closer, we as people are cancer to this earth , so let’s get this straight , what is the new trend, ? Electric cars and what do electric cars need besides batteries , they need magnets ,strong rare earth magnets they or we are mining the earth of its equater magnetic belt this causing us & the earth problems governments don’t think before they fuck up the world they just do it think of the world as a wheel on your car , now pop off a few weights off your front wheel only on one side of the wheel , now drive the car, does the car shake ? , sterling wheel move back & forth , of course it’s no longer balanced the earth is simply fixing it’s self , so before blaming others of our own mistakes let’s blame ourselves ,the world was perfect before man got hold of it so stop blaming. Scratching your heads & open your eyes because the answer is right there JUST BELEVE IN GOD ITS ALL THERE . GOD BLESS EVERY ONE WHO IS FAITHFUL & BELIEVES … ALL THE REST ,WELL I KNOW WHERE YOUR GOING LOL 😂JM

  11. If this is a precursor to a magnetic reversal, will there be an increasing risk due to lack of protection from solar radiation while the reversal happens? Do we see any impact from previous reversals in the fossil record?

  12. FOR WHAT I DO SO KNOW ABOUT OUR
    WEATHER IN WISCONSIN IS THAT AS I HAVE LIVED IN MY SAME APARTMENT FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS. BUT A FEW YEARS AGO I HAD SEEN BIG ICICLES AS BIG AS 2 FEET BIG OFF OF THE EDGES OF MY SIDING OF MY APARTMENT. BUT NOW THAT’S NOT HAPPENING. AND I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE SOUTH POLES
    OF OZONE AND NOW THE NORTH POLE
    IS HAVING OF DEPLETION AND TROUBLES WITH SO MUCH OF OUR EARTH . IS THERE OF WHAT ACCOUNTS
    FOR THE GULF OIL SPILLAGE OR OF WHAT HAPPENINGS . HOW MANY OF NUCLEAR TESTINGS HAVE BEEN DONE
    IN THIS LAST 100 YEAR’S OR OF WHAT ACCIDENTS ALSO UPON OUR WORLD.

  13. I’M A VETERAN OF THE REAGAN ERA.
    I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE’S BEEN
    OF WARS THROUGH OUT HISTORY.
    BUT TO JUST PLACING OF WHAT OF BLAME UPON PEOPLE’S VEHICLES IS OF LAME TO MYSELF. I’M SURE THERE’S ALL
    OF KINDS OF POLLUTION THAT HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR . HOW MANY OF COUNTRIES FAIL TOWARDS GOING TOWARDS GREEN . PUT ON YOUR THINK TANKS SCIENTISTS..

  14. We about the north pole moving. So is the south pole moving the opposlte direction and at the same rate?

  15. All I need to know is wtf. So why doesn’t my compass that allegedly points to a magnetic north pole continually point to the geographical north pole. Am I just stoned and missing something here? Please explain this to me because I am feeling kind of ignorant right now.

  16. Not sure why but it’s maybe moving back to it’s original place.. I think also that it’s unearthing cities buried in the year sand storm as it is written in the Holy Book, that cities were buried. We may even find that even on this planet it had a different time in a different universe and and got to big for it’s britches and was destroyed like we are also destroying it now.and when it renews itself in the future will they find evidence of us?

  17. This is an interesting topic which I like to explore and learn more about it. However, I like to know if we’ll be affected by it in the US?

  18. Can someone please find me a armageddon play book for dummy’s or can someone tell me if were past hallf time yet or is it still the 1st quarter?? Lol but not laughing

  19. MAGNETIC ENERGY
    TO HEAL THE PLANET
    In January 1985, the Creator of the Universe, the Total Mind and Total Energy of All (this is what the source of our information identified itself as) initiated a process with our small group to pass along a message to the residents of Earth. The Creator Force spoke to a woman and asked if It could use her mind. Most of the information was given directly to her in a clear and unmistakable voice from within. It also communicated in other ways to other people and validated the accuracy of all of It’s information with many small miracles. The message was to tell people how to construct magnetically activated devices for our continuance, along with some details about how our universal systems actually function. To that end, we carefully recorded how the devices were to be made, and we are attempting to share them by sending drawings and explanations to people around the world. We were told that all of these units are already functioning at different places in the Universe.
    A summary of the basic message that was repeated to us over the years explains exactly WHY we need to start using magnetic current for our survival. Here then is the heart of the message we were instructed to share. First, we must stop creating certain forms of pollution. Electrical, nuclear, and chemical pollution must stop. The worldwide overuse of electricity is thinning and destroying the ionosphere which we depend on for our survival. The radioactive pollution we have created is slowly damaging our cellular structure. The chemicals we release into our environment will prevent the regeneration of life if we continue to poison ourselves.
    Second, in the near future the magnetic axis of the earth will shift. The message of the greatest importance is that after the shift, ELECTRICITY WILL NOT WORK. The new Earth polarity will not allow present generators to gather magnetic molecular structures from the ionosphere and then form them into electron

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